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UNB, Dhaka

The coming general election would also be held under the state of emergency as "everybody appreciated" the recent holding of local elections smoothly, LGRD Adviser Anwarul Iqbal said yesterday.

"It matters little who made what comment…NO candidate did complain officially about the elections," the Local Government adviser told reporters at the Secretariat.

To justify government plans for holding the national polls too keeping the emergency in force, he stated that the August 4 elections were held amid emergency without any problem.

He said the government thinks that there would be no problem during the next polls, too.

Replying to a question the adviser said if necessary, they would talk to foreign election observers.

He stated this as the European Union has a standing policy against sending poll observers where elections are held under emergency.

The adviser further informed that during the dialogue with political parties, they had assured that if they felt any problem, the emergency would be further relaxed for the hustings.